Pharmacognostical Studies on the Folk Medicine 'Bong Seon Wha Dai'

  • Published : 2003.04.01

Abstract

Korean folk medicine ‘Bong Seon Wha Dai’ has been used to cure constipation and acute gastritis by meat. The botanical origin of the crude drug has never been studied pharmacogostically. To clarify the botanical origin of Bong Seon Wha Dai. the morphological and anatomical characteristics of Impatiens species growing in Korea, i.e. I. balsamina L., I. noli-tangere L.. I. textori Miq., I. textori Miq. forma. pallenscens Hara were studied. (omitted)

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